In some ways, the health issues of some of the members of my family have been beneficial to my own...
The period of time from Thanksgiving to New Year’s Day seem to be endless days of food, family, friends and...
I’ve always loved Christmas: the smells snaking from the kitchen hinting to the wonderful dinner to come, the buzz of voices catching up on all the past year’s events, and munching on Grandma’s melt-in-your-mouth shortbread cookies (Grandma would never divulge her shortbread secret nor could we find the recipe). But...
I’ll admit it: I don’t make New Year’s Resolutions anymore. I’m just not good at them. Like most people, I’ll...
My grandfather started his day every morning at 5:30. His cheery, early morning whistling always woke me up. I remember...
Earlier last year my best girl friend, Colleen, got me a fantastic gift for my birthday: a small bunch of five lucky bamboo sticks. The little bundle was wrapped with a red silk ribbon and presented in a gorgeous glass pot filled with smooth pebbles. I didn’t want to seem...